Scott W. Baker: Chaos out of Chaos

Flash! Ah, ahhh…

In the spirit of fostering competition and all that, I want to mention that Escape Artists (the fine folks that bring you fine the podcasts Escape Pod, Pseudopod, and PodCastle) are kicking off their third Flash Fiction Contest. Apparently the last time they did this over 6 months with all three podcasts, but this year they will have three separate contests — one for each title — with a shorter submission window for each. They are starting with the Escape Pod contest, so that means sci-fi. Read the rules on their forum. Deadline is September 15th.

I’m already digging into my stockpile of unsold flash to see what might work. I’ll probably write at least one new story for it. Since each writer can enter two, a mix of new and old might be the best way to go.